by Reality of Aid | May 30, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, RoA Asia Pacific, Triple Nexus
The Russia-Ukraine conflict resulted in billions of ODA being realigned or redirected to the Ukrainian government, civil society and other humanitarian actors in the country. While financing is necessary to reconstruct Ukraine and support its citizens, beyond its...
by Reality of Aid | May 19, 2023 | Blogs, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, ODA, Reality Check, RoA Global
With the release of the Preliminary 2022 ODA Figures, the global community faces the reality that ODA continues to be precarious when it is needed most. The 13.6% increase in ODA in 2022, although relatively commendable, paints a misleading picture especially with how...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 30, 2023 | Blogs, Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, ODA, OECD-DAC, Reality Check, RoA Global
The release of the OECD-DAC’s (Development Assistance Committee) Development Cooperation Report 2023 (DCR 2023) posed vital debates on the aid system which are relevant to progress towards improving the current architecture. The Report highlighted important...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 13, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, ODA, OECD-DAC, RoA Global
Throughout the network’s 30-year existence, issues surrounding aid and development have evolved into a more chaotic web of complications, prompting deeper injustices and poverty. Despite and because of this, any door of opportunity must be seized to magnify the calls...
by Reality of Aid | Mar 6, 2023 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, OECD-DAC, RoA Asia Pacific
As the pandemic was able to shine light on the gaps of the current approach to development, there is opportunity to forward alternative paradigms that are able to reflect people’s realities on-ground and can exact accountability from development actors. With...
by Reality of Aid | Oct 5, 2022 | Development Cooperation, Development Effectiveness, Development Finance, International Finance Institutions, RoA Asia Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) held its 55th Annual Governor’s Meeting last September 26-30, in a hybrid manner at its headquarters in Manila, Philippines. With the theme, “Positioning Climate Resilient Green Economy for the Post COVID-19 World”, the ADB tackled the...
